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Measurements
The following is an excerpted sample from the
Measurements section of American Cooking in England.
For those of us who are tired of calculating
the number of grams in
5 ounces or 28 ounces, etc., I've devised this 'at a glance' chart which should help (it helps me).
For weights over 40 ounces, see page 128
for the calculations.
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Avoirdupois |
Metric |
Avoirdupois |
Metric |
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1 oz. |
28g |
21 oz. |
595g |
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2 oz. |
57g |
22 oz. |
624g |
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3 oz. |
85g |
23 oz. |
652g |
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4 oz. |
113g |
(1½ lb.) 24 oz. |
680g |
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5 oz. |
142g |
25 oz. |
709g |
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6 oz. |
170g |
26 oz. |
737g |
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7 oz. |
198g |
27 oz. |
765g |
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(½ lb.) 8 oz. |
227g |
28 oz. |
794g |
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9 oz. |
255g |
29 oz. |
822g |
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10 oz. |
283g |
30 oz. |
850g |
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11 oz. |
312g |
31 oz. |
879g |
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12 oz. |
340g |
(2 lb.) 32 oz. |
907g |
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13 oz. |
369g |
33 oz. |
936g |
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14 oz. |
397g |
34 oz. |
964g |
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15 oz. |
425g |
35 oz. |
(~ 1 kg) 992g |
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(1 lb.) 16 oz. |
454g |
36 oz. |
(1.02 kg) 1020g |
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17 oz. |
482g |
37 oz. |
(1.05 kg) 1049g |
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18 oz. |
510g |
38 oz. |
(1.08 kg) 1077g |
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19 oz. |
539g |
39 oz. |
(1.11 kg) 1106g |
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20 oz. |
567g |
(2½ lb.) 40 oz. |
(1.13 kg) 1134g |

